As announced at the Jim Lee & Friends panel at New York Comic Con today, James Gunn is teaming up with DC Comics for a new, five-issue comic book series titled Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature!
Along with Gunn as story consultant, the issues will feature Tim Seeley and Mitch Gerads on a Vigilante story, and Rex Ogle and Matteo Lolli on an Eagly story. Per PR from DC, “Set between seasons one and two of Max Original series Peacemaker, the comic will give fans and readers a taste of where the hit television show will go in 2025…with two of its fan-favorite characters!”
The stories will pick right up where Season 1 of the Max series left off, with Peacemaker missing. And in the Eagly story, we find out where he’s gone: Alaska, to get some fresh air with Eagly. While on a plane, they’re gassed and knocked out, and then hunted for sport by super-villains.
“When [DC editor] Katie Kubert asked me to do a short for DC’s Strange Love Adventures, I was stoked to write a Peacemaker story,” said Ogle via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “So getting to dive back in and play with this iconic antihero again (and in a miniseries this time!) is a total dream. Part of what makes him so great is that at his core, Peacemaker is a hopeless optimist. He wants the world to be a better place, not just for himself, but for others. He doesn’t always go about achieving peace in the right way, but he brings an incredible levity to the violence that is already ever-present in our world. And sometimes we need to laugh at the bad—so we don’t break down and cry.”
Added Lolli, “Bringing Peacemaker and Eagly to life in a comic is like unleashing chaos and heart on every page. Rex was able to both capture their funny bond and make for a perfect mix of action and humor. Drawing Peacemaker is obviously a blast, but capturing a character that doesn’t speak? Not easy. And what if this character happens to be a bird to whom nature gave by default a stern and angry look? That’s a whole other challenge, and I wasn’t sure I could deliver it without the right kind of script. Luckily for me, Rex did a fantastic job with it. It’s pure fun to see their unpredictable dynamic unleashed in this new adventure.”
As for the Vigilante story, Aidan heads to who he thinks is his best friend’s house for some beers when he discovers Peacemaker and Eagly are gone. He assumes they’ve been kidnapped, and invents a supervillain who thinks has done it; then proceeds to go on a crime spree across town.
“I’m in my Vigilante era,” said Gerads. “I have 100 Taylor Swift friendship bracelets to trade—they’re in Vigilante colors and say ‘Vigilante S**t.’ Come find me at NYCC and join the fun.”
Added Seeley, “Awkward. Clueless. Possibly psychotic. Obsessed with destroying furniture. That’s Mitch Gerads. Oh…wait? You mean you want me to describe Adrian Chase, Vigilante? Oh, sure. He’s the coolest dude ever and he smashes so many chicks. Also, he’s a great friend, and definitely not a serial-killing busboy. Peacemaker is lucky to call him “bro,” and Mitch and I are lucky to continue his horrifically violent adventures at DC Comics.”
Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! will hit stores in 2025, leading into Season 2 of the series.
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